The city lights were sparkling as they neared their destination.

"I'm so glad were almost at the next city!" Snap sighed. "Those woods were too creepy."

"Well it's late and I'm bushed so why don't we set up camp here?" Tory suggested.

"Sounds like a good idea!" Sammy sighed. "We can sleep under the stars and the moon!"

"Alright," Snap said slowly. "I guess so."

"What's wrong with sleeping under the stars?" asked Tory spreading out her sleeping blanket.

"There's nothing wrong with it I just don't like the dark," she answered shivering. "I don't like it at all."

"Well we can start a fire," Sammy insisted. "I'll get some firewood with Plusle and Minun."

"Plusle! Minun!" The two small Pokémon exclaimed as they began collecting sticks from the ground.

"Shada you can help too," Tory added. "Hey I bet Zigzagoon would like to help."

She picked the Pokéball off of her belt and expanded it then threw it.

"Go Zigzagoon!" She yelled.

"Zig!" the Pokémon exclaimed as it was freed from the Pokéball.

"Do you want to help us gather some firewood Zigzagoon?" asked Tory picking up a few sticks herself.

"Zig!" It agreed and began running around grabbing small twigs.

After a while they finally had collected enough to make a large fire and they set it all in a pile.

"Does anyone have something to light the fire with?" Tory asked.

"Plusle could you use spark on those dry sticks?" asked Sammy.

Plusle nodded then sent an electricity bolt onto the pile of sticks, which began to smoke and sizzle. Tory curled up to the fire, attempting to warm up, her zigzagoon sat off by itself.

"I think zigzagoon is a bit homesick," Snap said glancing at the Pokémon.

"Lets get some sleep," Sammy suggested and lay in her bed.

Tory stared at zigzagoon for a while then lay down and looked up at the stars. She unfastened her pokébelt and laid it on the ground beside her. It was a beautiful night; a warm breeze blew through the camp. Tory's eyelids began to close when she heard a cry.

"Zigzagoon!" It yelled whimpering.

Tory stood up quickly. Her zigzagoon was gone!

"Zigzagoon where are you?" Tory called and began running into the bushes.

"Zigzagoon!" Her Pokémon called again.

Tory ran blindly through the trees and they whipped her clothing, soaking her in cold morning dew. In a second she immerged out of the bushes and into a clearing. There before her was a large Mightyena that had just tackled her zigzagoon into fainting. It was just about to use a bite attack when it looked up at Tory.

"Mightyena!" It growled and ran towards her, its jaws open.

With a flash Shada was there and had tackled Mightyena to the ground and used her bite attack in its neck. The Mightyena yipped and whined then ran off into the bushes. Tory quickly ran over to zigzagoon and grabbed it into her arms.

"Zigzagoon are you okay?" Tory asked but the Pokémon did not answer. "I have to get you to the Pokécenter! Shada come on!"

They ran quickly towards the camp through the trees and bushes. It scratched at Tory's clothing and caught in her hair but she didn't even notice all she cared about was the slow breathing of her small Pokémon. They reached the camp momentarily and her friends were still asleep.

"Sammy, Snap we have to get to the Pokécenter!" Tory yelled and they both woke with a jolt then rubbed their eyes gingerly.

"What?" Sammy asked groggily then yawned.

"I'm going to the Pokécenter catch up with me later!" Tory yelled then ran down the path towards the city lights wishing that she had gotten zigzagoon's Pokéball but it was to late now.

Tory ran quickly down a large hill towards the town coming up ahead. Pulling out her Pokénav as she ran she checked which town she was coming up to. Opening the map the Pokénav showed that the next town was called Rose town and had a Pokécenter. Slipping the Pokénav back onto her belt she ran quickly towards the next town but slipped on the dew-strewn grass. Falling forwards zigzagoon fell out of her hands and onto the ground while she hit her head on the hard earth. Groaning Tory stood again then ran over to zigzagoon.

"Hold on zigzagoon!" Tory gasped panting the small zigzagoon opened it's eyes then uttered Zig and closed it's eyes again grabbing zigzagoon up again Tory ran.

Running faster then ever Tory sped down the hill with Shada at her heels. Shada was glowing in the moonlight and giving Tory just enough light to see where she was going. Racing quickly Tory finally reached the outskirts of the small town then spotted the Pokécenter then ran for it. Bursting inside out of breath Tory collapsed in the doorway.

"Oh my!" Nurse Joy exclaimed running over to her. "What happened?"

"My...Zigzagoon," Tory gasped for air.

"Chansey!" Nurse Joy called while a large pink Pokémon walked over. "Take this zigzagoon to be healed."

"Chansey!" The Pokémon agreed then walked off with zigzagoon.

"While Chansey heals your zigzagoon you need to rest yourself and not on the floor of my doorway," Nurse Joy advised helping Tory stand then walking her over to one of the couches. "Wait here."

"Thank you," Tory muttered relaxing against the cushions.

Nurse Joy ran off then came back with a blanket and some hot cocoa. Tory was wrapped in the blanket then given the cup. Sipping slowly she was grateful for a hot drink.

"You can stay here for the night," Nurse Joy said then walked back into the emergency room to heal zigzagoon.

"Shada?" Shadow asked Tory.

"I'm alright," Tory answered.

"Sha," Shadow nodded then curled up next to Tory on the cushions.

Tory would have liked to stay awake the whole night and wait for zigzagoon but she soon found herself becoming tired then fell asleep sitting up.

"Tory?" a distant voice asked then Tory felt herself being shaken. "Wake up! TORY!!"

Tory woke with a start to see that Sammy and Snap had arrived. They were standing over her looking out of breath while the light of the morning sky was shining outside.

"It's about time Tory," Sammy said gruffly. "What did you think you were doing running all the way to Rose town like that?"

"Well I was taking my zigzagoon to the Pokécenter," Tory answered yawning.

"By the way you left your Pokébelt and knapsack at the camp so here," Snap said handing Tory her things.

"Thanks," Tory said fastening her Pokébelt back on and setting her knapsack next to her.

Sammy suddenly went wide-eyed and stared at the knapsack.

"Tory not to alarm you but your knapsack is moving!" She screeched hiding behind Snap.

Tory stared at her knapsack and indeed it was squirming with muffled cries coming from inside. Slowly and carefully Tory opened the sack to reveal a small green Pokémon nibbling on her chocolate bar.

"Hey that's so cute," Tory said smiling then picked the small Pokémon up. "I wonder what it is?"

Taking out her Pokédex Tory pointed it at the Pokémon.

"Shroomish, mushroom Pokémon," The Pokédex told her. "Shroomish live in damp soil in the dark depths of forests. They are often found keeping still under fallen leaves. This Pokémon feeds on compost that is made of dead fallen leaves."

"Cool," Tory stated cuddling the tiny Pokémon. "Who's a cutey?"

"Shroomish," the Pokémon exclaimed delighted.

"Hey Shroomish do you want to come with me?" Tory asked looking at the small Pokémon.

"Shroomish!" The Pokémon exclaimed delightedly.

"Awe who's cuddly?" Tory asked smiling and cuddling the small Pokémon.

"Tory your zigzagoon is all healed," Nurse Joy said smiling. "Here you are."

Zigzagoon came running at Tory then landed next to her on the cushions.

"Zig!" It said with a pleased look on its face.

"I'm so glad you're okay zigzagoon," Tory smiled. "Look what I found!"

Tory showed zigzagoon the shroomish. Zigzagoon sniffed it for a moment then licked it. The small shroomish hugged zigzagoon's nose.

"You guys I think the shroomish is just a baby," Tory stated considering how small it was.

"It is," Nurse Joy stated from the counter. "That Shroomish is definitely a baby."

"Well Shroomish just get inside the Pokéball and I'll let you out again okay?" Tory said holding up the Pokéball.

The small shroomish seemed to consider this for a moment then pressed the button on the Pokéball and disappeared inside. Tory smiled then let the small shroomish out again. The Pokémon wandered over to zigzagoon and jumped on it's back. Zigzagoon began giving it a piggyback ride.

"Well we have to get on our way," Sammy said coming out from behind Snap. "We have to go the next town."

"Why doesn't this one have a gym?" Tory asked.

"No," responded Snap. "We have to go to Petalburg city."

"Alright let's go," Tory said grabbing her knapsack and putting it on. "Come on you guys back into your Pokéballs."

She pulled out her two Pokéballs and returned zigzagoon but Shroomish kept dodging the light.

"All right Shroomish you can sit in my knapsack," Tory said opened it and shroomish jumped inside. "Let's go."

"Goodbye Nurse Joy!" They said in unison and walked out the door.

"Goodbye and take good care of your Pokémon!" She called back.

They walked out of the Pokécenter and into the streets of the town. Shada was walking next to Tory while Minun and Plusle were still sitting on Sammy's shoulders.

"I want to catch some new Pokémon," Sammy said smiling. "Let's go and look for some."

"Alright we can train to," Tory said smiling. "I need to train Shada and Zigzagoon."

"What about Shroomish?" asked Snap.

"Well Shroomish is just a baby so I'm going to keep her out of battles until she's older," Tory answered shrugging. "Anyways let's look in the grass and stuff for other Pokémon."

"How do you know it's a girl?" Snap asked.

"Well I think it's a girl at least," she answered not to sure of herself. "Maybe the Pokénav could help."

Pulling out the Pokénav she pointed it at Shroomish and the voice told her about shroomish again. After it had finished it showed some statistics about her, the height, weight and that she was a female.

"Yes!" Tory exclaimed. "It's definitely a girl."

"Cool now let's get to work finding some wild Pokémon!" Sammy said excitedly while prancing around.

"Okay first things first we have to get out of the town and into the countryside then we'll look in the forest and stuff," Tory suggested.

"Good idea," Snap admitted and they all walked out of the town and into the grass.

There was a forest just up ahead and lots of grass surrounded it. The perfect place for finding Pokémon. Already Tory could see some Pokémon playing in the grass. Bringing out her Pokédex she pointed it at each one.

"Poochyena, Bite Pokémon," The automated voice said. "At first sight, Poochyena takes a bite at anything that moves. This Pokémon chases after prey until the victim becomes exhausted. However, it may turn tail if the prey strikes back."

"That's cool," Sammy said as they sat in the grass to watch the Pokémon playing. "Point it at that Pokémon there."

"Taillow, Tiny Swallow Pokémon," It said. "Taillow couragously stands its ground against foes, however strong they may be. This gutsy Pokémon will remain defiant even after a loss. On the other hand it cries loudly if it becomes hungry."

"It's sort of cute I guess but I want a really cute Pokémon," Sammy said. "What's that one there in the tree?"

"Wurmple, Worm Pokémon," It continued. "Using the spikes on it's rear end, Wurmple peels bark off of trees and feeds on the sap that oozes out. This Pokémon's feet are tipped with suction pads that allow it to cling to glass without slipping. Wurmple is targetted by Swellow as prey. This Pokémon tries to resist by pointing the spikes on its rear end at the attacking predator. It will weaken the foe by releasing poison from its spikes."

"Isn't it supposed to evolve into a different Pokémon?" Sammy asked then spotted a flying Pokémon. "Hey point it at that one!"

"Beautifly, Butterfly Pokémon," It said. "Beautifly's favorite food is the sweet pollen of flowers. If you want to see this Pokémon, just leave a potted flower by an open window. Beautifly is sure to come looking for pollen."

"I want one of those!" Sammy cried smiling. "Doesn't Wurmple evolve into Beautifly?"

"I think so but I don't remember let's check the Pokédex," Tory suggested and opened it then went through to Wurmple. "Let's see. It' evolve into something but I don't have that on my Pokédex yet but look it's last evolution is Beautifly!"

"I'm going to catch a Beautifly!" Sammy exclaimed happily.

"Maybe you should catch a Wurmple first," Tory suggested yawning. "Their probably easier to catch."

"I don't know," Sammy considered. "Hey what's going on over there?"

Over in the grass a few feet away from them a Taillow was squaking angrily while pecking at something beneath it. Sammy parted the grass in front of it and gasped. There was a Wurmple trying to defend itself against the Taillow while the Taillow was trying to peck it.

"Go Plusle!" Sammy yelled and Plusle jumped off of her shoulder. "Use spark on that Taillow!"

"PLUSLE!!" the little Pokémon yelled as red lightening emitted from it then shocked the Taillow.

The bird Pokémon squaked annoyed then flew away. The little Wurmple though looked admiringly at Sammy and crawled over to her. Being afraid of bugs Sammy yelped but found that the wurmple wasn't scary at all.

"Hey little Wurmple," Sammy said as it crawled onto her arm. "You are so adorable!"

"What do you have there Sammy?" Tory asked looking over. "Hey a wurmple aren't you going to catch it?"

"Yeah I guess," Sammy admitted then held out a Pokéball to the Wurmple. "Go Pokéball!"

She threw the Pokéball at the wurmple and it hit then the wurmple turned into a bright light and retracted into the Pokéball. The ball shook once, twice, three times then a fourth and stood still.

"Yes I caught Wurmple!" Sammy yelled picking up the Pokéball. "Well this has been fun. So let's go to the next town."